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Friday, October 05, 2012

Tonight's Bards & Brews at Central Library is Open Mic

Emcee Brian "Voice Porter" Hawkins at the EDRW edition of B&B

The Birmingham Public Library’s (BPL) popular Bards & Brews poetry performance/beer tasting series will be held at the Central Library. Usually held the first Friday of each month, the October 5th edition of Bards & Brews will be an OPEN MIC. The merriment begins at 6:30 p.m. with live music, and poetry performances start at 7:00. Emcee Brian “Voice Porter” Hawkins will deftly guide both novice and veteran poets through an evening of verse with topics that run the gamut from romantic relationships to the local political scene. The program is free of charge and is open to the public.

Craft beer will be available for sampling courtesy of Terrapin Beer Co. of Athens, Georgia, and light refreshments will be served. Attendees must be 18 years or older to be admitted, and 21 years or older to be served. IDs will be checked.

We’re still basking in the afterglow of our fantabulous Eat Drink Read Write Festival edition of Bards & Brews on September 14 that offered extra helpings to please just about everyone—a talk on beer and cheese pairings by Chef Chris Hinkel of MIX Bakery and Café, appetizers created by Chef Chris DuPont of MIX and Café Dupont, a bevy of brews courtesy of The J. Clyde, music performed by BPL’s own band, the Reflections—and a very talented line-up of poets who regaled us with verse inspired by food and drink.